There are more than 200 recognised species of scorpionfish, hiding amongst the ocean reefs and in artificial aquariums around the world. Scorpionfish are kept in tanks by numerous people because of their interesting appearance and behaviour.

The female scorpionfish releases between 2,000 and 15,000 eggs into the water which are fertilised by the male scorpionfish. The scorpionfish pair then quickly hide so that their eggs can float into the ocean before being spotted by predators that eat the eggs. The scorpionfish eggs hatch in just 2 days and the tiny scorpionfish fry remain near the surface of the water until they are bigger. When the scorpionfish fry reach nearly an inch in length, they swim down into the ocean to join the reef community.

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"you explained the details so good and it is an interesting fish!!!!!!!!"